cycling in the news

click to visit websiteA few interesting bike-related articles appeared in the local newspapers recently.

First, Kris Westwood's The SpokesMan blog did a great feature on unauthorized trails in the Gatineau Park in the blog post NCC to meet outlaw mountain bikers ‘half way’:

McLaughlin hopes the NCC can work together with the mountain bike community to decide what they need and then figure out where they can build the trails without harming the park’s ecology.

It will be interesting to see how the issue of trail access is handled by the NCC in the coming weeks and months. Be sure to check out the SpokesMan blog regularly for more cycling related issues and thoughts by Kris.

On the asphalt side, Tom Spears over at the Citizen brings up a contentious issue in Bike safety: Hug the curb or take the lane? He investigates whether taking the lane is always the safest option for cyclists riding in traffic.